How cities around the world are handling COVID-19 – and why we need to measure their preparedness

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An empty Plaza de Catalunya in Barcelona during a partial lockdown of the city as part of a 15-day state of emergency to combat coronavirus Image: REUTERS/Nacho Doce 17 Mar 2020 Robert MuggahPrincipal, SecDev Group Rebecca KatzCo-Director, Center for Global Health Science and Security, Georgetown University More than half the world's population lives in cities, [...]

How cities around the world are handling COVID-19 – and why we need to measure their preparedness2025-03-27T11:59:16+01:00

Mayor Francis Suarez of Miami

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Miami, Fla., Mayor Francis Suarez has tested positive for coronavirus. The mayor is keeping a video diary and posting it to social media to reduce anxiety and fears people are having over COVID-19. Suarez also explained how he is managing an entire city while he is quarantined at home.

Mayor Francis Suarez of Miami2025-03-27T11:59:16+01:00

Africa is not Starting from Scratch on COVID-19

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Success against coronavirus will require national leadership, engaged local responders, and strong cooperation with NGOs by Charles Holmes and Matthew Boyce and Rebecca Katz February 27, 2020 A looming epidemic of COVID-19 in Africa presents a deadly threat. This is especially the case in densely populated urban areas with limited opportunities for social distancing, [...]

Africa is not Starting from Scratch on COVID-192025-03-27T11:59:17+01:00

How reducing inequality will make our cities safer

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02 Mar 2020 Authors: Robert Muggah Principal, SecDev Group Sameh Wahba Global Director, Urban, Disaster Risk Management, Resilience and Land Global Practice, World Bank Overlapping forms of inequality contribute to violent victimization in cities, from wealth inequality to educational opportunities and property rights; In virtually every city, the vast majority of violent crime is [...]

How reducing inequality will make our cities safer2025-03-27T11:59:17+01:00

Local and regional governments speak to the World Urban Forum through the World Assembly

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Local and regional governments speak to the World Urban Forum through the World Assembly in Abu Dhabi This is originally published by UCLG here, the GPM is member of the Global Taskforce and was present at the WUF10. Over 500 participants gathered at the World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments, convened [...]

Local and regional governments speak to the World Urban Forum through the World Assembly2025-03-27T11:59:17+01:00

GPM Virtual Parliament at the World Urban Forum

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For the first time ever, the Global Parliament of Mayors was officially represented at a World Urban Forum. The World Urban Forum, organised by UN-Habitat, is the world’s premiere international conference on all aspects of urban policy. The World Urban Forum 10 in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in February 2020 brought together 12.000 politicians and [...]

GPM Virtual Parliament at the World Urban Forum2025-03-27T11:59:17+01:00

Challenges for Global Health Governance

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January 30, 2020   In late December 2019, China reported to the World Health Organization cases of pneumonia in Wuhan, China, caused by a novel coronavirus. Alexandra Phelan, Rebecca Katz, and Larry Gostin published an opinion piece in JAMA discussing the current status of the outbreak, control measures being implemented in China and by governments [...]

Challenges for Global Health Governance2025-03-27T11:59:22+01:00

Look to cities, not nation-states, to solve our biggest challenges

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This article is part of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Written by Robert Muggah, Principal, SecDev Group, Co-Chair of the GPM Advisory Committee       The world in 2020 is looking more turbulent and uncertain than ever. Powerful economic, demographic and technological forces are rewiring international politics. According to the World Economic Forum's [...]

Look to cities, not nation-states, to solve our biggest challenges2025-03-27T11:59:22+01:00

Durban Summit Report

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We are delighted to share with you the GPM Summit 2019 Report. The Annual Summit took place in Durban, South Africa from 9-11 November 2019. Sixty mayors from 27 countries joined with leaders from 15 global city networks and experts from international organisations and UN agencies. The summit was the first gathering hosted by an [...]

Durban Summit Report2025-03-27T11:59:22+01:00
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